Tiangong

Tiangong,(
Chinese: “Heavenly Palace”) any of a series of Chinese space stations, the first of which was launched on September 29, 2011.

Tiangong is an 8,500-kg (18,700-pound) cylinder that is 3.4 metres (11.2 feet) in diameter. It has two sections, a forward pressurized module that contains the astronauts’ living space and an unpressurized rear instrument module that contains Tiangong’s propulsion system. A pair of solar arrays attached to the instrument module provides power to the station. The expected operational lifetime of a Tiangong is about two years. The launch vehicle is a Chang Zheng 2F/G (CZ-2F/G, or Long March 2F/G), ... (100 of 200 words)